{"id":6694,"date":"2026-06-07T23:01:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T23:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=6694"},"modified":"2026-06-12T13:48:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T13:48:20","slug":"armenia-risking-it-all-over-eu-fairytale-russian-expert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/07\/armenia-risking-it-all-over-eu-fairytale-russian-expert\/","title":{"rendered":"Armenia risking it all over EU fairytale \u2013 Russian expert"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan exploited a fractured opposition to sell voters perceived stability and the European dream, Farhad Ibragimov told RT<\/strong><\/p>\n

The results of Armenia\u2019s parliamentary elections largely confirmed a political reality that had already taken shape beforehand, Middle East expert Farhad Ibragimov told RT on Monday.<\/p>\n

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan claimed victory overnight, saying his ruling Civil Contract party would form the country\u2019s next government on its own. His announcement came as Armenia\u2019s Central Election Commission published the results from fewer than a quarter of polling stations, with Civil Contract leading with 53.84% of the vote, according to preliminary figures.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cNikol Pashinyan\u2019s victory did not look unexpected: Despite noticeable dissatisfaction within society, the opposition failed to consolidate, reach agreements among themselves, and offer voters a clear alternative. On the contrary, it seemed that different opposition groups were more focused on fighting one another than on developing a common strategy,\u201d<\/em> Ibragimov said.<\/p>\n

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EU-backed Pashinyan declares victory before final Armenia vote count<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

According to Ibragimov, Pashinyan exploited the opposition\u2019s infighting to cast himself not as a strong leader, but as the only one capable of keeping the situation under control. The European agenda became central to this strategy.<\/p>\n

\u201cPashinyan must, of course, understand that Armenia\u2019s real prospects of joining the European Union remain negligible. No matter how much Europe talks about support, rapprochement, and a possible European future, in practice the issue of Armenia\u2019s EU membership looks more like a slogan than a realistic scenario. However, this rhetoric itself is useful for Pashinyan domestically: It allows him to create the image of movement toward imagined modernization, reforms, and foreign-policy renewal.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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In practice, Ibragimov said, the European track is being used less as a genuine route to EU membership than as a means of mobilizing voters and legitimizing the government. Pashinyan, he argued, has accurately read the political mood: For many Armenians, the appeal lies not in actual accession to the bloc, but in the sense that the country is moving toward a \u201cnew model\u201d<\/em> of development.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the same time, it is obvious that the bet on the West has far-reaching consequences. No one in the European Union is truly waiting for Armenia, and it would also be naive to count on long-term support from individual leaders, including Donald Trump himself: Political figures come and go, while geography and regional risks remain.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Ibragimov said Pashinyan\u2019s course increasingly appears to be an attempt to make Armenia into a \u201csecond Moldova\u201d<\/em> \u2013 a country living in anticipation of a European future while facing the severe consequences of that choice.<\/p>\n

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Another post-Soviet country is following Ukraine\u2019s path. Will the ending be different?<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cHowever, the Armenian case is even more complicated than the Moldovan one. Moldova, despite all its numerous problems, at least has direct access to the European space through Romania, as well as more understandable logistics for rapprochement with the EU.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

Armenia, by contrast, is located in a \u201cfar more complex regional environment, where any sharp foreign-policy turn carries much higher risks,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Ibragimov said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTherefore, trying to build a strategy solely on European rhetoric may create inflated expectations in society, but it will not provide real guarantees of security, economic stability, or long-term development. This is precisely the main risk of Pashinyan\u2019s current course. Today, people voted for a beautiful myth and fairy tale, in the hope of something better. Exactly the same thing happened in Georgia, Ukraine, and Moldova. One to one.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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